Reunion Would Surprise Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney
Associated Press
April 28, 1976
Paul McCartney and the Wings group he formed after the Beatles broke up begin their delayed tour of the United States on May 3. McCartney won't be surprised if the audiences include John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, and maybe the four Beatles will even come around to performing together again.
A spokesman for McCartney said Tuesday, "If the former Beatles do meet up with one another again, it would be no surprise. They tend to turn up at one another's concerts." The spokesman said, "Paul would be delighted to see them. They are all friends despite their old disputes."
McCartney was unavailable for comment, but the spokesman indicated that if the Beatles do meet again during the Wings tour, it's a safe prediction that they will discuss the possibility of a reunion on stage. "Paul McCartney's answer to the question, 'Will there be a Beatles reunion on stage?' is a definite, maybe", the spokesman said.
In New York, however, McCartney's American lawyer and father-in-law, Lee Eastman, cautions Beatle fans against counting too heavily on seeing the four play together again. "At this point, there is absolutely no plan of any kind to get together," he said. "That may vary tomorrow, but at this moment, there is no decision by any of the four to get together."
McCartney and the other former Beatles have been offered millions of dollars, primarily for television, radio, and recording rights to play together on stage again, even for a single evening. The Beatles broke up in 1972. [sic]
McCartney has emphasized that although he is interested, music, not money, is what counts with him. He has also said he is very happy with Wings, whose members include his American wife, Linda Eastman. The Wings tour opens on May 3 in Fort Worth, Texas.
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